MailMergeDataSource.HeaderSourceType Property

Word Developer Reference

Returns a value that indicates the way the header source is being supplied for the mail merge operation. Read-only WdMailMergeDataSource.

Syntax

expression.HeaderSourceType

expression   Required. A variable that represents a MailMergeDataSource object.

Remarks

Security  Dynamic data exchange (DDE) is an older technology that is not secure. If possible, use a more secure alternative to DDE, such as object linking and embedding (OLE).

Example

This example opens the header source attached to the active document if the source is a Word document.

Visual Basic for Applications
  Dim mmdsTemp As MailMergeDataSource

Set mmdsTemp = ActiveDocument.MailMerge.DataSource

If mmdsTemp.HeaderSourceType = wdMergeInfoFromWord Then Documents.Open FileName:=mmdsTemp.HeaderSourceName End If

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